16:9’s Top 10 Posts Of 2013 December 30, 2013 by Super User Here’s what Google Analytics tells me are the most read posts of 2013 on Sixteen:Nine. As you will see, there is a very heavy interest in all things cheap and open source, which should offer some worrying clues to anyone who thinks the future of the sector is based around expensive PCs and big dollar …
DSrupted: Technologies That Will Disrupt Digital Signage In 2014 December 23, 2013 by Super User I define disruptive technology as software, gear and infrastructure that significantly changes how things have long been done and used. Minor disruption is happening all the time in the digital signage space. But I think 2014 will see some major disruption, on a number of fronts. Here’s a rundown of what I see happening (helped …
Projects: Barneys Holiday Shopping Experience, NYC (w/video) December 20, 2013 by Super User The Barneys New York flagship store in Manhattan did a fully immersive visitor experience this holiday season. The store worked with hip hop star JAY Z, visual artist Joanie Lemercier and Barneys’ creative director Dennis Freedman on what was dubbed “A New York Holiday” – a series of unique windows facing Madison Avenue and an …
Adspace Sees Record Ad Revenue Growth In 2013 December 19, 2013 by Super User There’s not a whole bunch of Digital OOH networks out there that make real money and could say confidently that sales are going well, but Adspace would be among that happy bunch. The network that focuses on digital posters in US shopping malls just announced record annual revenue growth of 37% for the full-year of …
LG Gets A Very Smart New TV; Will A Smart Sign Follow? December 19, 2013 by Super User LG appears set to release what would be a very smart TV at CES next month – making me wonder if the South Korean company has plans to migrate that horsepower to its commercial monitors. Tech blog The Verge is reporting LG will unveil a Smart TV that runs a 2.2GHz dual-core processor with 1.5GB …
The Best Of 2013 In Digital Signage December 19, 2013 by Super User It really is impossible to do a proper review and sort of the great things across the whole spectrum of digital signage, from a full year. Undoubtedly, there are some remarkable projects done in parts of the world that I’ll never see … promoted and documented in languages I can’t read. There are products I’ve not …
Projects: Holiday Sidewalk Selfies At Lord & Taylor NYC December 18, 2013 by Super User I like this street-level interactive project for its simplicity and relevance. Forget about trying to get people to gesture or play games on a busy sidewalk. Just enable holiday shoppers to take a big selfie. Lord & Taylor worked with InWindow Outdoor this season to do something interactive with their iconic holiday window displays. A …
Our 2014 DSE Mixer Sponsors December 18, 2013 by Super User Here’s the sponsor list for the annual Preset Group DSE Mixer coming up in a few weeks in Las Vegas. We have six loyal returning sponsors and one new sponsor – Freshwater Digital Media Partners. They will all get profiled in the weeks ahead, but I wanted to get a note out ahead of the …
Marriage Of Environmental Design And Digital Focus Of Upcoming Web Talk December 18, 2013 by Super User There’s no end of webinars being run by companies and self-promoters, and the subject lines tend to get a “Yeah, whatever” from me in most cases. But there’s a potentially good one coming up in January, as something of a lead-in to what looks to be a particularly good pre-show conference at Digital Signage Expo. …
You Say You Want A Revolution (Mixer Venue Now Set) December 17, 2013 by Super User After waaaaay too much work, I am crazily happy to report the agreement is signed and we have locked down the venue for the big Preset Mixer in (gulp) a few weeks in Las Vegas – The Revolution Lounge in the Mirage. It’s a great venue and I feel a lot better about this place …
